Entry to Foster Care 624-05-15-35-05

(Revised 7/1/2023 ML #3737)

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A child is considered to have entered foster care on the earlier of:

1. The date of the first court order granting a public agency (Human Service Zone, Division of Juvenile Services (DJS) or Tribal Nation) custody, which finds that the child to be in need of protection (CHIPS), or
2. The date on which the child is removed from the home and enters a foster care placement for greater than 24 hours.

North Dakota recognizes a child is in foster care if:

1. A child meets the definition of “foster care for children” (NDCC 50-11); and
2. A current court order gives a public agency care, custody, and control.

Any child under the temporary custody of a public agency (Human Service Zone, DJS or Tribal Nation) and placed in foster care for greater than 24 hours must have the case registered and the foster care program opened in the data management system.